Ohio Code § 1701.72

Ohio Code § 1701.72. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1701.72.

(A) The incorporators, the directors, and the shareholders, in the cases where they are

respectively authorized to adopt an amendment to the articles, may, in addition thereto

or in lieu thereof, adopt amended articles by the same action or vote as that required

to adopt the amendment. (B) The directors may adopt amended articles to consolidate the original articles and

all previously adopted amendments to the articles that are in force at the time, or

the shareholders at a meeting held for such purpose may adopt such amended articles

by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitling them to exercise a majority

of the voting power of the corporation on such proposal. (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, amended articles shall set forth

all such provisions as are required in, and only such provisions as may properly be

in, original articles or amendments to articles filed at the time of adopting the

amended articles and shall contain a statement that they supersede the existing articles;

 provided, however, that amended articles adopted by the directors or the shareholders

need not contain any statement with respect to initial stated capital. (D) Where by amended articles a corporation is changed into a non-profit corporation,

the amended articles shall set forth all such provisions as are required in, and may

set forth such other provisions as may properly be in, original articles of a non-profit

corporation filed at the time of adopting such amended articles, other than with respect

to the initial trustees, and shall set forth all such further provisions as are required

in an amendment to change the corporation into a non-profit corporation, together

with a statement that the amended articles supersede the existing articles.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1701.72
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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